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Dr. Amitai AbramovitchAbramovitchAmitaiAssociate ProfessorEmail: abramovitch@txstate.eduTHH 253C512-245-2236
Currently Accepting Graduate Students; Not Currently Undergraduate Assistants
Research Info:
In the Neuropsychology & Psychopathology Lab (NPL) we utilize cognitive neuropsychology, experimental psychopathology, and meta-analytic research methodologies to gain insight into the association between psychopathological processes, cognitive functioning, and real-life daily functioning.
We are currently interested in:
1. Cognitive functioning in obsessive-compulsive and related disorders, as well as related psychological constructs.
2. Transdiagnostic patterns of cognitive dysfunction associated with psychological disorders, and psychopathological processes. We are particularly interested in factors associated with underperformance on neuropsychological tests, including motivational factors, self-perceptions, and self-efficacy.
3. Ecological and predictive validity of neuropsychological tests/functions/deficits in the context of real-life daily functions across clinical and non-clinical populations.
4. The definition and quantification of cognitive dysfunction, and particularly the terms ‘impairment’ and ‘deficit’.
5. The translational value and legitimacy of cognitive ‘endophenotypes’ and disorder-specific ‘markers’.
6. Psychopathological mechanisms and neuropsychological correlates of Misophonia.
7. Impulsivity and response inhibition in the context of the impulsive-compulsive continuum. -
Dr. Laura AdamsAdamsLauraLecturerEmail: l_a106@txstate.eduAvery 464Z (RRC)512-716-4564
Not Currently Accepting Graduate Students or Undergraduate Assistants
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Mr. John AnguloAnguloJohnSenior LecturerEmail: jra188@txstate.eduTHH 273512-245-6251
Not Currently Accepting Graduate Students or Undergraduate Assistants
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Dr. Rhonda BalzariniBalzariniRhondaShe/Her/Hers/HerselfAssistant ProfessorEmail: rbalzarini@txstate.eduTHH 268512-245-2526
Currently accepting undergraduate and graduate students
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Dr. Catherine BitneyBitneyCatherineThey/Them/Theirs/ThemselvesClinical Assistant ProfessorEmail: cb69@txstate.eduTHH 257512-245-3871
Not Currently Accepting Graduate Students or Undergraduate Assistants
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Dr. Brooke BrysonBrysonBrookeShe/Her/Hers/HerselfSenior LecturerEmail: bab148@txstate.eduTHH 247512-245-2526
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Dr. Jess CascioCascioJessShe/Her/Hers/HerselfSenior LecturerEmail: jcascio@txstate.eduTHH 266512-245-2526
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Dr. Natalie CeballosCeballosNatalieShe/Her/Hers/HerselfChair / ProfessorEmail: nc18@txstate.eduTHH 253J512-245-8709
Not Currently Accepting Graduate Students or Undergraduate Assistants
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Dr. Jennifer CleggCleggJenniferAssistant ProfessorEmail: jclegg@txstate.eduTHH 253F512-245-6992
Currently Accepting Graduate Students & Undergraduate Assistants
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Dr. Millie CordaroCordaroMillieShe/Her/Hers/HerselfSenior LecturerEmail: mc71@txstate.eduTHH 240512-245-3161
Not Currently Accepting Graduate Students or Undergraduate Assistants
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Dr. Maria CzyzewskaCzyzewskaMariaProfessor & Undergrad Program DirectorEmail: mc07@txstate.eduTHH 228512-245-3160
Currently Accepting Graduate Students; Not Accepting Undergraduate Assistants
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Dr. John DavisDavisJohnDistinguished Professor EmeritusEmail: jd04@txstate.eduTHH 253N512-245-2526
Not Currently Accepting Graduate Students; Not Accepting Undergraduate Assistants
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Dr. Rebecca DeasonDeasonRebeccaShe/Her/Hers/HerselfAssociate ProfessorEmail: rgd28@txstate.eduTHH 242512-245-6796
Currently accepting Undergraduate and Graduate Students.
Research Info:
The overall goal of our research is to understand how we learn and remember items, how these memorial processes are altered or impaired by aging and disease, and how we can use preserved memorial processes to improve the daily lives of older adults and patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD). In our lab, we use both behavioral and event-related potentials (ERPs) to examine these questions.
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Dr. Judith EastonEastonJudithShe/Her/Hers/HerselfSenior LecturerEmail: je44@txstate.eduOnline512-245-2526
Not Currently Accepting Graduate Students or Undergraduate Assistants
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Dr. Joe EthertonEthertonJoeProfessorEmail: je27@txstate.eduTHH 233512-245-6367
Currently Accepting Graduate Students; Not Accepting Undergraduate Assistants
Research Info:
One of my main research interests has involved different factors that affect functional abilities, such as work performance, cognitive performance, and neuropsychological functioning. Previous studies have examined whether induced pain reduces performance on measures of memory, attention, and other cognitive abilities. To date, we have found little to no impact of pain on several cognitive measures. A related research interest has involved the influence of disability exaggeration, including malingering, on different psychometric instruments, and the ability of validity measures to detect malingering. In addition, I am interested in the ways that different forms of psychopathology may impair neuropsychological functioning, and to what extent such deficits may be explained by self-fulfilling expectations of poorer performance. Although in the early stages currently, I am also interested in the efficacy of a low-intensity Behavioral Activation approach as a lower-cost and more accessible treatment for depression as well as PTSD.
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Dr. Jacqueline EvansEvansJacquelineShe/Her/Hers/HerselfLecturerEmail: jje32@txstate.eduOnline512-245-2526
Not Currently Accepting Graduate Students or Undergraduate Assistants
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Dr. Reiko GrahamGrahamReikoShe/Her/Hers/HerselfProfessorEmail: rg30@txstate.eduTHH 265512-245-6806
Not Currently Accepting Graduate Students; Not Currently Accepting Undergraduate Assistants
Research Info:
Dr. Graham's research is in the area of social/affective neuroscience; in particular, the electrophysiological and behavioral correlates of visual processing evoked in response to stimuli of motivational significance (e.g., social and appetitive stimuli). Current research interests lie in understanding how individual differences in attitudes and exposure to target stimuli moderate attentional processes and event-related potentials (ERPs) to appetitive and motivationally relevant stimuli like faces, bodies, food, alcohol, and tobacco. This research enriches our understanding of motivation from a basic science perspective, with implications for our understanding of phenomena such as social anxiety and prejudice, as well as health-risk behaviors.
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Dr. Kelly B Haskard ZolnierekHaskard ZolnierekKellyProfessorEmail: kh36@txstate.eduTHH 256(512) 245-2526
Accepting Graduate Students; Not Accepting Undergraduate Assistants
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In my research, I have applied social psychological principles to the understanding of interpersonal factors in health and the process of medical care. My work deals with two main areas: (1) patients' adherence to medical recommendations for healthy behavior and the prevention and treatment of disease and (2) medical visit communication in the dyadic health professional-patient relationship. I am particularly interested in psychosocial factors that predict adherence and health behavior change as well as interventions to improve adherence and healthy behavior in patients with chronic illnesses. Current research involves development and testing of mobile health interventions.
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Dr. Krista HowardHowardKristaShe/Her/Hers/HerselfProfessorEmail: kh44@txstate.eduTHH 253D512-245-5547
Accepting Graduate Students; Not Accepting Undergraduate Assistants
Research Info:
The primary focus of my research is to use a biopsychosocial approach to identify risk factors associated with poor outcomes for various chronic health conditions. I collaborate with orthopaedic surgeons and a functional restoration clinic to assess treatment outcomes for patients with chronic musculoskeletal disorders. I research and develop interventions to improve treatment and medication adherence. I’m also interested in psychoneuroendocrinology, focusing on patients with hypothyroidism, diabetes, and metabolic syndrome.
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Ms. Sierra KaiserKaiserSierraShe/Her/Hers/HerselfLecturerEmail: sek74@txstate.eduOnline512-245-2526
Not accepting undergraduate or graduate students
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Dr. William KelemenKelemenWilliamHe/Him/His/HimselfProfessorEmail: wk12@txstate.eduTHH 259512-245-2526
Currently Accepting Graduate Students; Not Accepting Undergraduate Assistants
Research Info:
Dr. Kelemen’s research focuses on metacognition, which includes the monitoring and control of one’s own cognitive processes. Specifically, Dr. Kelemen focuses on individuals’ judgments of learning (JOLs) about their future memory performance. He has examined factors that influence JOL accuracy, that is, the relationship between JOLs and subsequent memory performance. These factors include characteristics of the items themselves, study procedures, and the influence of mild stimulants including caffeine and nicotine. Most recently, he has collaborated on research focused on the role of exercise on memory and JOLs.
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Dr. Amber LupoLupoAmberShe/Her/Hers/HerselfSenior LecturerEmail: a_l803@txstate.eduTHH 226512-245-0739
Currently Accepting Undergraduate Assistants; Not Accepting Graduate Students
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Dr. Azucena MayberryMayberryAzucenaShe/Her/Hers/HerselfSenior LecturerEmail: ar48@txstate.eduTHH 244512-245-6768
Not Currently Accepting Graduate Students or Undergraduate Assistants
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Dr. Ariel McFieldMcFieldArielAssistant ProfessorEmail: mcfield_a@txstate.eduTHH 253H512-245-6376
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Dr. W. Robert McKelvainMcKelvainW. RobertSenior LecturerEmail: wrm56@txstate.eduTHH 271512-245-0737
Not Currently Accepting Graduate Students or Undergraduate Assistants
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Dr. Naomi Coleman MedinaMedinaNaomi ColemanShe/Her/Hers/HerselfLecturerEmail: nm1098@txstate.eduTHH 226512-245-2526
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Dr. Amy MeeksMeeksAmySenior LecturerEmail: am23@txstate.eduTHH 231512-245-3622
Not Currently Accepting Graduate Students or Undergraduate Assistants
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Dr. Roque MendezMendezRoqueProfessor & Faculty SenatorEmail: rm04@txstate.eduTHH 260512-245-3023
Currently Accepting Undergraduate Students; Currently Accepting Graduate Assistants
Research Info:
Broadly, my research interests are in social, personality, cultural and health psychology areas. Specifically, I investigate how personality factors interact with social and cultural factors to influence personal health decisions. My aim in research is also the improvement of health behaviors and outcomes for at risk populations. I have examined women’s adherence to following medical advice, e.g. taking folic acid, to prevent neural tube defects and couple’s engagement of high risk sexual behaviors in interpersonal relationships that place individuals at risk for HIV. The research in these areas has identified key risk factors and has advanced recommendations to reduce such risks.
More recently my interests have turned to emotion recognition research. Individuals differ in their abilities to detect emotions in others. My research explores psychological states and physical conditions that impair or facilitate emotional recognition in others. Also recently, a colleague and I have investigated the psychology of the treatment of immigrants in this country. Specifically, we examined immigrant characteristics and key psychological factors, and their links to perceivers’ feelings and behaviors toward immigrants.
Though the search for human universals is important, I have discovered that emotions, cognitions and behaviors cannot be fully understood unless their culture, is taken into account. We are embedded in contexts that shape and give meaning to our thoughts and behaviors. Thus, it is my belief that the key to understanding human behavior is knowing culture.
These are the areas of research that are of great interest to me.
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Dr. Crystal OberleOberleCrystalShe/Her/Hers/HerselfProfessorEmail: oberle@txstate.eduTHH 232(512) 245-3166
Currently Accepting Graduate Students; Not Accepting Undergraduate Assistants
Research Info:
I am interested in how culture and diverse social identities influence behavior, cognition, health, and well-being. These identities may include race, ethnicity, nationality, gender, sexual orientation, (dis)ability, and more. Of particular interest are the lived experiences of underrepresented people, how those experiences relate to inclusion and equity, and the impact of those experiences on mental and physical health.
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Dr. Randall OsborneOsborneRandallHe/Him/His/HimselfProfessorEmail: ro10@txstate.eduTHH 262512-245-8236
Currently Accepting Graduate Students or Undergraduate Assistants
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At this time, I have three main areas of research interest. First, I engage in Scholarship of Teaching research on how what faculty do (and teach) in the classroom has an impact student tolerance for ambiguity in dealing with diverse others. Second, I have conducted several large-scale studies (across multiple cities) assessing cynicism in police officers. I am especially interested in what factors lead to the development of cynicism in officers, the impact of cynicism in officers (in terms of their personal lives and how they conduct themselves as officers) and what agencies might do to reduce the negative effects of cynicism in officers. Lastly, I have worked with athletes and athletic programs at the university level to assess the relationships between personality characteristics and vulnerability to and recovery from injury and how athletes attribute their own injuries and those of their teammates.
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Nick PastranoPastranoNickHe/Him/His/HimselfSystems Support Specialist IIEmail: nickolus@txstate.eduTHH 253K512-245-2526
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Dr. Jessica PerrottePerrotteJessicaAssistant ProfessorEmail: j.perrotte@txstate.eduTHH 253B512-245-7346
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Dr. Megan RogersRogersMeganShe/Her/Hers/HerselfAssistant ProfessorEmail: megan.rogers@txstate.eduTHH 253L512-245-2526
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Robyn R RogersRogersRobynSenior LecturerEmail: rr16@txstate.eduTHH 270(512) 245-8711
Not Currently Accepting Graduate Students or Undergraduate Assistants
Biography and EducationROBYN R. ROGERS, LPC, is a Senior Lecturer on the full-time faculty in the Psychology Department at Texas State University- San Marcos, Texas, where she has served since 1981. She teaches courses in the Cognitive- Behavioral discipline including: Cognitive- Behavioral Therapies. She also teaches Adolescent...View Full Biography and Education for Robyn R Rogers -
Dr. Ty SchepisSchepisTyHe/Him/His/HimselfProfessorEmail: schepis@txstate.eduTHH 238512-245-6805
Currently Accepting Graduate Students; Not Accepting Undergraduate Assistants
Research Info:
Dr. Schepis’ main research is on prescription misuse, with three primary ongoing projects. The first two are analyses of large, nationally representative surveys of substance use in the US. One of these projects looks at factors in adolescents and young adults that are related to prescription misuse, including school status, medication sources for misuse and psychopathology. The second project examines similar factors in older adults, with greater focus on physical and mental health and lifespan factors. The third major project assesses real-time factors related to prescription stimulant misuse in college students, with recruitment of participants for this research occurring at Texas State. This work will examine stress- (including academic stress) and emotion-related influences on stimulant misuse by use of three daily surveys sent to participants’ mobile phones (a technique called ecological momentary assessment). All of these studies are funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse and are in conjunction with researchers at the University of Michigan, University of New England and University of Maryland. Finally, Dr. Schepis has collaborative projects on prescription stimulant diversion with researchers at Trinity College (Connecticut) and e-cigarette use with researchers at the School Safety Center at Texas State University.
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Mr. Mark SternSternMarkHe/Him/His/HimselfLecturerEmail: mjs153@txstate.eduTHH 222(512) 245-6251
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Dr. Kristen TooleyTooleyKristenAssociate ProfessorEmail: ktooley@txstate.eduTHH 248512-245-4384
Currently Accepting Undergraduate & Graduate Assistants
Research Info:
My research seeks to discover how structural (especially grammatical) knowledge is represented and accessed during normal language use. Specifically, I address the following questions: How do comprehenders group up incoming words into understandable phrases? Does this process relate directly to how a speaker chooses to structure his/her utterances? What cognitive mechanisms facilitate structural processing during language use, and do these mechanisms also guide acquisition of structure? I investigate these questions via research on structural priming effects during online comprehension and production of sentences, using measures such as eye tracking, reading times, and elicited speech. I also apply structural priming paradigms to investigate how aspects of prosody (e.g., rate, intonation, and pitch) are represented and planned during language production.
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Dr. Logan TrujilloTrujilloLoganAssociate ProfessorEmail: logant@txstate.eduTHH 274512-245-3623
Not Currently Accepting Graduate Students or Undergraduate Assistants
Research Info:
Dr. Logan Trujillo Ph.D. is an assistant professor in the Department of Psychology at Texas State University and a research consultant at the University of Texas at Austin, Texas. He holds degrees in mathematics, physics and psychology (B.S., M.A., B.S./Ph.D.) from the University of Arizona. Dr. Trujillo’s research interests are highly interdisciplinary and provide basic and applied insight into the physical, neural, and psychological mechanisms underlying human information processing (including sensation & perception, attention & mental workload, cognitive control, social preferences, and consciousness). He accomplishes this via measurement and computational modeling of behavior, subjective reports, and non-invasive electroencephalographic (EEG) and event-related potential (ERP) signals of bioelectric brain activity.
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Dr. Katherine WarnellWarnellKatherineAssociate Professor & Graduate Program DirectorEmail: warnell@txstate.eduTHH 253G512-245-5564
Currently Accepting Graduate Students & Undergraduate Assistants
Research Info:
Dr. Warnell directs the Social Cognition Across Development (SCAD) Lab at Texas State. The SCAD Lab uses a combination of neural, eye-tracking, and behavioral measures to study social cognition and social behaviors in preschoolers, school-aged children, and adults. The lab's overarching research goal is to quantify the complex cognitive mechanisms underlying real-world social behaviors across development. Some representative research questions include: (1) How do we understand other people’s thoughts and emotions? (2) What motivates human to interact with each other? (3) How are social thoughts and behaviors different in kids and adults? (4) What explains social behaviors in autism?
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Dr. Carmen WesterbergWesterbergCarmenProfessor & Associate ChairEmail: cw54@txstate.eduTHH 253M512-245-3152
Currently Accepting Graduate Students; Not Accepting Undergraduate Assistants